Guanay Cormorant (Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum)

Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum

Current view: summary

Family: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)

Authority: (Lesson, 1837)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2cd+3cd+4cd

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Justification of Red List category
This species is suspected to have experienced moderately rapid declines in the past three generations (33 years), and as a result it is classified as Near Threatened.

Population size:

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 2,820,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Realm - Neotropical
Land-mass type - shelf island
Land-mass type - continent
IUCN Ecosystem -- Marine biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/guanay-cormorant-leucocarbo-bougainvilliorum on 30/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 30/09/2023.